March Madness Preview:Breaking Down The Bracket

Anyone can pick high seeds to win. What separates the wheat from the chaff in NCAA pools is having a knack for picking upsets. The first thing to know is that a No. 12 seed has upset a No. 5 seed in 16 of the past 17 years. How has this happened? Usually No. 12 seeds are mid-major conference champions looking to prove that they can play with the big boys. The ones that can pull off upsets have lots of scoring punch and experience (12th-seeded teams making at least their second consecutive tournament appearance have gone 12-10 in the first round).